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W. H. BENSON.

UOMBINATION BANK BOOK.

No. 398,875. Patented Mar. 5, 1889.

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\VILLIAM ll. BENSON, OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO CHARLES F. HELLER, OF SAME PLACE.

COMBINATION BANK-BOOK.

SPECIFIGATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,875, dated March 5, 1889.

Application filed September 21, 1888. Serial No. 285,966. No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. BENSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Heading, in the countyof Berks and State of Penn sylvania, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Combination Banlithe same, reference being bad to the aecompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures the muslin back, while sccurelybinding them 1 together, will readily bend and reduce the 1 thickness of the combined book. as the checks of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to furnish a pocketbook which will. contain. the blankbook, cheek-book, do, required by a bank I depositor, in conyenicnt and compact form and permit of their being readily removed and replaced when desired.

Figure l is a perspective sectional view showing the case open and the bank-book, check-book, and record-book held in their several, positions. lrig. 2 shows a form of stub check-book which may be used, it n'eforred, and the separate record-book disymnsed with.

The case A, preferably of leather, has a flap, A, on one side, and an outer pocket, ll),

. easily as though it were put in loose.

F, which may be open top and bottom, its purpose being to hold the record-book G by nserting one of the covers, G, into it in the same manner as the check-book C is held by the pocket 13. The other cover, G will conceal the first page of the record.

In making; use of the combined book it is intended that the bank-book E shall be removed from its pocket D when deposits are made. When checks are drawn or deposits made, they are recorded in the book G, and as the checks are removed from the tablet C are reduced in number. hen all are used, another similar tablet can be substituted as All parts are in the most convenient place with relation to each other, and when the book is closed it is so compact to occupy a very limitcd amount of pocket-space.

The form of check-book shown in Fig. 2 may be used instead of that shown in Fig. 1, it gdcsired. The record-book will not; be neccssary then, as each check in this form is attached to a stub of the same length. I,l1ow- 5 ever, prefer the arrangement first described,

on the other, in the latter of which is placed 1 a loose bank-book, E, of a size adapted to fit. said pocket and reaching to the top of the case A. The part of the book which extends beyond the pocket is covered by the flap A 1 when the case is closed, and fastened by inserting the ilap in the same pocket.

On the inner face of the flap side of the case A an ordinary pocket, H, is provided, in j which may be placed de wsit -slips and other 1 side, and an outside pocket, I), on the other,

papers, if desired. This pocket is connected to the case only at the side and the open top,

the closed lower edge being free from the case, thus forminganother pocket, 13, between the case A and the pocket H. A check-boot; or

tablet, 0, preferably cons ting of checks fastas set forth.

as the size of the bool; may be less and a more complete record can be kept.

I am aware that Patent No. 168,796 shows a bank-book permanently attached to a cover and a check-hook inclosed in the same case. I disclaim the construction therein described.

What I' desire to secure. are the tolloning claims:

l. A banlebook consisting of a case having: a llap, A, and an inside pocket, 13, on one in combination with a check-book having a back, C, removably held in said pocket B, and abank-book placed in said pocket D, the flaps A being adapted to cover the ban lc-book and be inserted in the pocket D, substantially A bank-book consisting of a case having a flap, A, and an inside pocket, B, on one side, and an outside pocket, D,and the inside face of the pocket H. On the inner face of 5 pocket F on the other, in combination with the other side of the case A is formed a pocket, 1 a check-book having a back, C. rcmoyably held in said pocket B, a record-book similarly held in the pocket F, and a bank-b00k placed in said pocket D, the flaps A being adapted to cover the bank book and be inserted in the pocket D, substantially as set forth.

3. A bank-book consisting of a case having a flap, A, and. inside pockets, B and H, on

one side, and an outside pocket-,D, and inside pocket F on the other, in combination with a el1eek-b0ok,a bank-book, and areeord-book,

relnovably secured in said pockets B, D, and

F, all arranged substantially as set forth.

4; A bank-book consisting of a case havmg inside pockets, B and H, on one side, and ian inside pocket F on the other, ineombina- :ion with a check-book and a record-book "la-ving' backs C and G removably held in I; iaid pockets B and F, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 20 presence of two witnesses.

\YILLIAM H. BENSON.

Vi tn esses:

W. G. STEW'ART, CHARLES F. HELLER. 

